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Current Inquiries

Inquiries

List of inquiries, consultations & calls for evidence

The Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish and UK legislatures and governments hold inquiries and consultations on a wide range of topics that accept evidence from academics and others. Below is a full list of inquiries at all of those institutions that are currently accepting written evidence. In each case, the link will usually take you to the page for that particular inquiry, which will provide a fuller scope and guidance on how to submit evidence.

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Name of consultation Institution Committee or Department Deadline
Guidance on the School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026 Welsh Government Education Infrastructure, Governance and Finance Division , Education Directorate 2026-06-19
Product regulation: fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture UK Government Office for Product Safety and Standards, Department for Business and Trade 2026-06-23
Reforming the General Medical Council legislative framework UK Government Department of Health and Social Care, The Scottish Government 2026-06-23
Product regulation: market surveillance and enforcement framework UK Government Office for Product Safety and Standards, Department for Business and Trade 2026-06-23
Product regulation: the UK’s new product safety framework UK Government Department for Business and Trade, Office for Product Safety and Standards 2026-06-23
Low Pay Commission consultation 2026 UK Government Low Pay Commission 2026-06-26
Review of Approved Document B: Fire safety guidance UK Government Building Safety Regulator, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-07-01
Inquiry into the Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Call for Evidence Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-07-02
Regulating post-16 vocational and technical qualifications at levels 2 and 3 UK Government Ofqual 2026-07-02
Inquiry into the Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Survey Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-07-02
HMRC’s anti-fraud intervention on child benefit UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2026-07-03
Make Work Pay: misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) UK Government The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Department for Business and Trade, Kate Dearden MP 2026-07-08
From Waste to Worth: Northern Ireland Waste Prevention Programme Northern Ireland Executive DAERA 2026-07-10
The Experimental Traffic Control Scheme (Loading Bay and Parking Place Church Street, Antrim) 2026 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2026-08-22
NI Assembly Explained Workshop Booking Form Northern Ireland Assembly 2027-04-30
NI Assembly Explained Workshop Request Form Northern Ireland Assembly 2027-04-30
NI Assembly Get Involved Sign Up Now Northern Ireland Assembly 2027-04-30
0001 - DE Team sandbox Scottish Government 2027-11-27
Developing an Ecosystem Restoration Code for Scotland Scottish Government 2029-06-29
Committee Staff Guide - amendments, additions and omissions Northern Ireland Assembly 2033-10-08